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- Birth nameRoger Laurance Mayer
- Roger Mayer was born on April 21, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for American Masters (1985), Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) and Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006). He was married to Pauline Alexander. He died on March 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousePauline Alexander(October 10, 1952 - March 24, 2015) (his death, 2 children)
- He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University, where he also graduated from law school.
- He was not related to MGM chief Louis B. Mayer. But he worked for MGM from 1961 to 1986, joining as assistant general manager of its studios. He persuaded his bosses to pay for refrigerated film-storage facilities and to establish a film preservation program, even though there was little commercial reason to do so in an era before home video and cable TV.
- He was a studio executive who was also a founder and chairman of the National Film Preservation Foundation. This entity has helped archivists save and restore hundreds of newsreels, documentaries, silent movies, avant-garde presentations and other "orphan" films. He also was a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.
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